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Unknown Inquests
| Name | Deceased Description | Date | Inquest Location |
Death Method |
Inquest Finding |
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| Charlie Woodward | November 16, 1896 | at Robert Polson's Place, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: That the Charlie Woodward came to his death from some causes or causes unknown to the Jury |
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| John H. Megill | September 22, 1867 | at J. D. Tucker's, Anderson County, SC | |||
| Caesar | slave | August 29, 1861 | [at] S. D. Houg['s], Kershaw County, SC | ||
| Unknown | June 25, 1823 | at the Dwelling house of Saml J. Hocy[?], Union County, SC | |||
| infant | May 26, 1829 | Kershaw County, SC |
do say upon their oaths . . .that upon the examination of the dead body [it] was found in such decayed state that nothing could be seen to satisfy us. |
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| Rebecca Crow | February 27, 1857 | on the Howard Gap Road one & a half miles from Spartanburgh, SC, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Rebecca Crow came to her death from. . .exposure & cold |
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| Isaac | May 9, 1865 | Laurens County, SC | |||
| John Westmorland | August 1, 1847 | at James Hopkins's, Spartanburg County, SC |
do say upon their oaths that it was by the act of God |
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| Jim Brown | Child | April 19, 1882 | on Jasper Talbert Premises, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there Oaths do say that the said Jim Brown was Killed and Murdered by some person or persons as by means to the Jurors unknown |
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| Unknown male | Unknown male | August 28, 1866 | at the old tool house, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon [???] says of the body of a [calico?] [person?] there by [???] dead and how he came to his death Foul [page rip] [????] as yor'e well aware the [Consequences?] of your peril |
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| Friday | slave | September 10, 1840 | at Thomas [?] plantation, Kershaw County, SC |
we the jurors are of opinoin that the said negro Fry Day came to his Death by Drowning. |
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| Obadiah Thomson | March 1, 1886 | Spartanburg County, SC |
[do say] that the said Obidian Thomspon came to his death by hanging at the hands of some person or persons to the jury unknown |
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| Venus | slave | March 20, 1842 | on the side of the public road leading from the Charleston Road to McCallum's fairy, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said negro woman died from causes unknown to the jury but from appearances and from the situation of the body the jury are of opinion that she died elswhere and that the body was placed where found by some person or persons unknown |
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| infant | May 7, 1887 | near Pelham, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said infant came to his death by means to the jurors unknown |
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| Susan Strain | May 18, 1858 | at Cross Hill, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say, that the sd. Decd. Susan Strain came to her death by cause, or causes unknown to this Inquest. |
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| Stephen Roberson | June 5, 1878 | at Hortonsvill, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say The said Stephen Robinson came to his death by some cause unknown to the Jury and believe no violence has been committed |
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| slave | slave | November 1, 1864 | at the depot in Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that he died from causes unknown to the jury |
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| Unknown | March 3, 1818 | near the dweling house of Richard Dumpkins, Union County, SC |
do say on their that Know Not how the Said person Come to his Death |
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| John | slave | November 20, 1829 | on the Bank of the Wateree River at the plantation of Col. James Shesnut, Kershaw County, SC |
do say that from every information they can obtain the said black or coloured man to have been the slave of a Mr. Chappell of Charleston who was a boat hand in the employ of Mr. Thomas J. Kerr by the name of John and that he came to his death by drowning from cause to them unknown. |
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| Columbus Dempsey | August 2, 1858 | at the parish, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Columbus Dempsey came to his [death] by cause unknown but suppose from an attack of fits to which he was almost daily subject |
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| Tucker R. Clarke | November 23, 1858 | in Winnsboro, Fairfield County, SC |
Tucker R. Clarke came to his death from Causes unknown |
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| John Covington | October 26, 1849 | at the house of John Covington, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death by the hands of God with an Apoplectic fit |
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| Jane Glover | January 12, 1883 | at Handy Tanks House on John Wir[?] plantation, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there Oaths do say Jane Glover Came to her death from ruptured Bladder |
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| Unknown | February 25, 1832 | at the house of Littleton Kelly, Fairfield County, SC | |||
| John Goff | April 4, 1843 | at the house of Holly Goff, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do saythat the deceased John Goff came to his death by natural causes |
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| infant | January 29, 1888 | at Spartanburg C.H., Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that there has been no evidence brought out that the said infant was alive at its birth |
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| James Barksdale | January 6, 1859 | at E.P. Francis, Laurens County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the deceased came to his death from some unknown cause to the Jurors |
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| Major McGraw | December 6, 1881 | at the House of J. W. Mathews, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Major McGraw did come to his death, at the house of said J. W. Mathews on the night of the fifth day of December A.D. 1881, from some cause to them unknown |
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| infant | March 30, 1874 | at Silas Kay's, Anderson County, SC |
do say that the said child came to its death by injurys [sic]?by violence or otherwise unknown to us. |
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| Richard Williams | November 23, 1880 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
| David Wilson | Union County, SC | ||||
| Esther | slave | October 24, 1834 | at Camden, Kershaw County, SC |
upon inquiry find the decased came to her death by the visitation of God |
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| Bob | freedman | October 10, 1865 | near David Holcomb's, Spartanburg County, SC | ||
| Martin Dunn | July 31, 1868 | at Samuel H. Stevenson's, Fairfield County, SC |
upon their oaths do that he came to his death by the hands of the Almighty |
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| Infant Boy Child Colored | Infant Boy Child Colored | February 15, 1883 | at the residence of Charles Coleman, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say the Child Come its death from natural causes |
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| Unknown | February 25, 1832 | at the house of Littleton Kelly, Fairfield County, SC | |||
| Ned | slave | April 22, 1843 | at Chesnut's Ferry, Kershaw County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said negro slave Ned the property of the estate of John Chesnut came to his death by drowning about six weeks ago |
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| John Anderson | November 18, 1889 | at Jonesville School house (col.), Spartanburg County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that John Anderson came to his death by being wet and froze to death |
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| Pompey | January 8, 1859 | at L.N. Allisons, Laurens County, SC |
upon there oaths do say; that Pompy came to his Death on the 2nd Int near H R Shells by the act of god |
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| E. L. Sellars | March 3, 1914 | at Snow Hill Church, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon their oaths, do say: E L Sellers came to his death by Causes unknown to the Jury. |
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| Mary Magdalene Saxton | December 6, 1876 | at the house of Enoch Saxton, Anderson County, SC | |||
| Jim Cantey | July 20, 1900 | Kershaw County, SC | |||
| Bartly | negro man | January 16, 1846 | in the woods near the plantation of Dr Wm M Bent, Edgefield County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the said Bartly came to his death by cause unknown |
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| negro | negro | March 16, 1834 | at the big Raft, the body lodged in the river Wateree, Kershaw County, SC |
do say that the said negro came to his death by drowning[?] from [?] mischance unknown. The body was clothed with two pair of pantaloons -- outside wool & cotton with one leather[?] coarse cotton shirt, patched round coat filled with white wool |
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| Clarissa Kiericon | freedwoman | August 12, 1866 | at Spartanburg C. House, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon their oaths do say that the woman Clarissa Kiericon (Freedwoman) came to her death by the act of Providence |
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| Abram Baker | March 8, 1875 | at April Russel's, Fairfield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say he came to his death on the knight of the 8th day of march from some cause unknown to the jurors and to the said jurors aforesaid[.] |
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| Gus West | October 11, 1883 | at Jack Holms, Edgefield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that said Gus West Came to his death from gun shot wound by the Hands of some unknown party |
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| Unknown Infant | Unknown Infant | June 5, 1893 | at C. B. Collins, Chesterfield County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that the Infant came to its deth By means unto the Jurors and that it was deposited where it was found By Sum person. |
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| Mary Williams | September 23, 1843 | at the residence of Mary Williams, Kershaw County, SC | |||
| Moriah McIntire | November 21, 1889 | at or on H. Z. Taylor's place, Spartanburg County, SC |
upon there oaths do say that the said Moriah McIntire died from heart disease |
